The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

How does the brain store knowledge so that you actually remember what you have learned the next day or even later? To find ...

How does your brain instantly know how to move through new places? A new study helps explain the science behind your internal ...

A new brain imaging study shows that when people try to remember multiple things, their brains give more precise attention to ...

A study reveals that our moments of mental wandering could prepare the brain to learn more effectively. Far from being wasted time, this passive exploration would build internal models of the world.

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

Studies suggest allowing your mind to drift can reduce stress, enhance insight and connect the brain’s executive and ...

Elon Musk, now focusing more on business ventures such as SpaceX and Neuralink after leaving his role at the US Government’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the end of May, has sparked ...

The human brain is a highly complex structure, which can be only partially described by conventional metrics derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as volume, cortical thickness, and ...

Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

Every decision begins invisibly. Long before someone acts, the brain is already hard at work gathering evidence, weighing ...